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The Diary of a Nobody
·
George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
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CHAPTER
XX
Dinner
at
Franching’s
to
meet
Mr.
Hardfur
Huttle.
MAY
10.—
Received
a
letter
from
Mr.
Franching,
of
Peckham,
asking
us
to
dine
with
him
to-night,
at
seven
o’clock,
to
meet
Mr.
Hardfur
Huttle,
a
very
clever
writer
for
the
American
papers.
Franching
apologised
for
the
short
notice;
but
said
he
had
at
the
last
moment
been
disappointed
of
two
of
his
guests
and
regarded
us
as
old
friends
who
would
not
mind
filling
up
the
gap.
Carrie
rather
demurred
at
the
invitation;
but
I
explained
to
her
that
Franching
was
very
well
off
and
influential,
and
we
could
not
afford
to
offend
him.
“And
we
are
sure
to
get
a
good
dinner
and
a
good
glass
of
champagne.”
“Which
never
agrees
with
you!”
Carrie
replied,
sharply.
I
regarded
Carrie’s
observation
as
unsaid.
Mr.
Franching
asked
us
to
wire
a
reply.
As
he
had
said
nothing
about
dress
in
the
letter,
I
wired
back:
“With
pleasure.
Is
it
full
dress?”
and
by
leaving
out
our
name,
just
got
the
message
within
the
sixpence.
Got
back
early
to
give
time
to
dress,
which
we
received
a
telegram
instructing
us
to
do.
I
wanted
Carrie
to
meet
me
at
Franching’s
house;
but
she
would
not
do
so,
so
I
had
to
go
home
to
fetch
her.
What
a
long
journey
it
is
from
Holloway
to
Peckham!
Why
do
people
live
such
a
long
way
off?
Having
to
change
’buses,
I
allowed
plenty
of
time—
in
fact,
too
much;
for
we
arrived
at
twenty
minutes
to
seven,
and
Franching,
so
the
servant
said,
had
only
just
gone
up
to
dress.
However,
he
was
down
as
the
clock
struck
seven;
he
must
have
dressed
very
quickly.
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